Hoxha v. LaSalle National Bank

The plaintiffs insist that the beneficial owner of certain real estate should be allowed to reach from the grave to require a subsequent beneficial owner to sell them the property.

Plaintiffs Roger Hoxha and James Hoxha filed a complaint for specific performance of an alleged contract to sell real estate held in a land trust. The plaintiffs contend the former beneficiary of the trust, Doris Robbert, contracted with them to sell the property for a fixed price after her death. The successor beneficiary, defendant Donna Forrest, was not aware of the alleged agreement.

Following a trial on the…